Literary Devices

Question 1

Antagonist

Answer 1

The antagonist is the character or force that opposes the protagonist’s goals.

Question 2

Foreshadowing - Teddy’s fearlessness about heights

Answer 2

Hints at his eventual tragic fall into the silo.

Question 2

Protagonist

Answer 2

Main character (Tilly)

Question 3

Foreshadowing - Tilly’s whispered phrase “I’m back, you bastards

Answer 3

Suggests early on that she has returned for revenge.

Question 4

Symbolism - Football Pitch

Answer 4

The football symbolizes the close-knit community in Dungatar, which Tilly and her mother, Molly, are excluded from.

Question 5

Symbolism - Fire

Answer 5

The fire, particularly the burning of her mother’s house and the town of Dungatar, represents the destruction of illusions and the revealing of the town’s true, morally bankrupt character.

Question 6

Irony - Tilly’s ‘Curse’

Answer 6

The town believes Tilly is cursed, yet it is their own actions that lead to their downfall.

Question 6

Irony - Teddy’s Death

Answer 6

A cruel twist of fate—he was the one person who accepted Tilly, yet he dies in a tragic accident.

Question 7

Satire Small-Town Hypocrisy

Answer 7

The film mocks how quickly the townspeople change their opinions for personal gain. They condemn Tilly, but eagerly wear her dresses.

Question 7

Satire Marriage as a Transaction

Answer 7

Gertrude’s transformation is presented as a satirical take on how women’s value in society is tied to beauty and wealth.